Cauli biryani with herb yoghurt

Cauli biryani with herb yoghurt

This versatile dish makes a great vegetarian curry for two or serve as a side for more people as part of an Indian spread

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat the butter in a shallow pan with a lid. Cook the onion in the butter until completely softened. Stir in the spices and cook for 2 minutes. Add the cauliflower and toss and cook in the butter and spices for a minute.
  2. Stir in the rice then add the stock. Bring to a simmer, put on a lid then cook for 10-15 minutes until all the stock is absorbed and the rice is cooked (you might need to add a splash more stock or water).
  3. Stir the coriander into the yoghurt then drizzle over the biryani before serving. Scatter with toasted flaked almonds to finish if you like.

PER SERVING

351 kcalories, protein 11.6g, carbohydrate 46.2g, fat 14.5 g, saturated fat 7.9g, fibre 3.1g, salt 0.59 g

Recipe from olive magazine, September 2011.

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  • 19 October 2011

    Lynsey rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Quick and tasty - I served it with the chicken bhuna (also from this site) but left out the flaked almonds. Will defo make again.

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  • 08 November 2011

    bambina rated and commented on this recipe

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    Can't praise this recipe enough (the biryani part, at least - I haven't tried the yoghurt mix)! It's so delicious and flavourful and you really just HAVE to try it.

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  • 21 January 2012

    david pagett rated and commented on this recipe

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    i am not a veggie but this dish made a very welcome change,wonderful

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  • 21 January 2012

    david pagett commented on this recipe

    i am not a veggie,but i really enjoyed this recipe,it made a very welcome change,wonderful.

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  • 21 January 2012

    lindam rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this. Didn't use yogurt. Added frozen peas. Fresh chopped tomatoes just before serving. Really easy and quick to make.

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  • 22 January 2012

    Mannette commented on this recipe

    This is a really easy recipe, but I was worried that the spicing wasn't enough for my taste, so I added garlic, ginger, curry leaves, cinnamon stick and a little dried chilli. It was amazing. Will definitely make this again.

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  • 22 February 2012

    Cockaleekie rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is a firm favourite in our house; we've cooked it a lot. We've always needed to add more water though. Works well with some chicken or white fish thrown in.

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    04 March 2012

    Ann commented on this recipe

    I've made this quite a few times now. It's so easy and everyone loves it. Not overly spicey, but goes well with other hotter curries.

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  • 29 April 2012

    Zoglet1 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    utterly delicious - cauli is completely unrecognisable as the bland white vegetable it is usually served as. Used the healthier brown basmati, added fresh ginger and used frozen coriander and ground almonds added at the end. Had to add a little more stock and cook for longer but the cauli was still crunchy. Highly recommended!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 25.0g butter
  • 1 onion , halved and thinly sliced
  • 1.0 tsp ground coriander
  • 1.0 tsp ground cumin
  • 1.0 tsp turmeric
  • 1 small head of cauliflower , broken into florets
  • 75.0g basmati rice
  • 150.0ml vegetable stock
  • a small bunch coriander , chopped
  • 150.0ml pot natural yogurt
  • 1.0 tbsp flaked almonds , toasted (optional)
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PER SERVING

351 kcalories, protein 11.6g, carbohydrate 46.2g, fat 14.5 g, saturated fat 7.9g, fibre 3.1g, salt 0.59 g

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